STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
HUMAN RESOURCES
CLASSIFICATION: HUMAN RESOURCES SPECIALIST I
Class Code: 5138-21
Date Established: 10-22-91
Occupational Code: 7-1-3
Date of Last Revision: 12-28-01
BASIC PURPOSE: To analyze and interpret human
resources information to make preliminary recommendations for the development
and modification of statewide personnel functions.
CHARACTERISTIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
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Interviews state
employees to obtain data used in tracking job vacancies, classifying positions,
setting minimum job qualifications, or developing recruiting strategies.
·
Schedules,
administers and scores written examinations, including compiling and
maintaining testing statistics.
·
Reviews and analyzes
examination construction methods to ensure compliance with EEO and affirmative
action guidelines.
·
Conducts position
reviews and classifies state positions according to class evaluation plan
standards.
·
Reviews applications
for employment to certify candidate qualifications according to established
administrative standards.
·
Provides technical
assistance to state agency personnel in various areas of human resources
management, including staff development, performance evaluations and management
training.
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DISTINGUISHING FACTORS:
Skill: Requires skill in developing formats
and procedures for special applications OR in investigating and reviewing the
use of equipment and data for a specialized function.
Knowledge: Requires logical or scientific
understanding to analyze problems of a specialized or professional nature in a
particular field.
Impact: Requires responsibility for achieving
direct service objectives by assessing agency service needs and making
preliminary recommendations for the development of alternative short-term
program policies or procedures.
Errors at this level result in incomplete assessments or misleading
recommendations causing a disruption of agency programs or policies.
Supervision: Requires direct supervision of other
employees doing related or similar work, including scheduling work,
recommending leave, reviewing work for accuracy, performance appraisal, or
interviewing applicants for position vacancies.
Working Conditions: Requires performing regular job
functions in a controlled environment with minimal exposure to disagreeable job
elements and little risk of hazard to physical or mental health.
Physical Demands: Requires light work, including
continuous walking or operating simple equipment for extended periods of time
as well as occasional strenuous activities such as reaching or bending.
Communication: Requires summarizing data, preparing
reports and making recommendations based on findings which contribute to
solving problems and achieving work objectives. This level also requires presenting information for use by
administrative-level managers in making decisions.
Complexity: Requires coordinating a combination of
diverse job functions in order to integrate professional and technical agency
goals. This level also requires
considerable judgment to implement a sequence of operations or actions.
Independent Action: Requires objective assessment in
analyzing and developing new work methods and procedures subject to periodic
review and in making decisions according to established technical, professional
or administrative standards.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Education: Bachelor's degree from a recognized
college or university with major study preferably in personnel management,
business administration, public administration, education, or one of the social
sciences. Each additional year of approved
formal education may be substituted for one year of required work experience.
Experience: Three years' experience in personnel
management functions such as interviewing, conducting job classification
studies, performing job analysis or job audit evaluations, developing personnel
selection or applicant assessment methods, writing job specifications,
developing job qualifications, or in personnel recruiting.
License/Certification: Valid New Hampshire driver's license
and access to transportation for use in statewide travel.
RECOMMENDED WORK TRAITS: Thorough knowledge of basic personnel
administration principles and procedures. Knowledge of various professional,
technical, industrial and administrative occupations and the ability to relate
same to positions in state service.
Knowledge of methods used in test construction and the ability to
explain same to employees and applicants.
Knowledge of the federal statutes that relate to Equal Employment
Opportunity and Affirmative Action.
Ability to conduct job analysis and develop job tasks. Ability to meet with and counsel
employees and applicants on personnel-related matters. Ability to communicate effectively both
orally and in writing. Ability to establish and maintain effective working
relationships with applicants, employees, supervisors, department heads and the
public. Must be willing to
maintain appearance appropriate to assigned duties and responsibilities as
determined by the agency appointing authority.
DISCLAIMER STATEMENT: This class specification is descriptive
of general duties and is not intended to list every specific function of this
class title.
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